The Seattle Kraken have fired coach Dave Hakstol after the third-year franchise took a significant step back following a playoff appearance in their second season.

The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning made another trade on the eve of the deadline aimed at becoming the NHL’s first team to win three in a row since the 1980s.

Dennis Cholowski has been taken by the Kraken, even if it took a while for the franchise to get its tentacles on him.

The Seattle Kraken expansion draft is scheduled to take place 8 p.m. Wednesday, but the picks were finalized in the morning and started to get leaked out almost immediately.

The Seattle Kraken have set their initial roster.

Goaltender Carey Price has been exposed to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft after backstopping the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final.

The expansion Seattle Kraken have hired Dave Hakstol as the franchise's first coach.

The Seattle Kraken are free to make trades and sign players after making their final expansion payment to the NHL.